Free Learning Resources

We are looking for free educational games, or information about free games
that can be used for educational purposes. Contact
<education@gnu.org>.

Educational Free Software

In our Educational
Free Software section we present some examples of how free programs
are being used by educational institutions around the world and how they
are putting into practice the four freedoms that Free Software grants to
all users.

Other Learning Resources

Free learning resources, like Free Software, is a matter of freedom,
not price. It's about bringing the principles of Free Software to
general knowledge and educational materials. Knowledge should be usable
and accessible to all without restrictions and should not be treated as
property. It is not an article of consumer goods that decays over time or
wears out with use like a pair of shoes. Knowledge is a naturally abundant
resource that improves with usage: the more it is used and passed around,
the more it grows for the benefit of all. The introduction of measures
designed to favor the ownership of knowledge, tailored to prevent people
from accessing, using or sharing knowledge, is a conspiracy to inhibit
human progress.

In these pages we want to list learning resources and projects that
follow the principles of the GNU Project. Some of them are educational
institutions who offer courses on the philosophical and technical
aspects of Free Software.

Written in collaboration by thousands of volunteers from all over
the world, Wikipedia is nowadays the best example of knowledge made
available to and usable by anyone without restrictions. Wikipedia readers
are allowed to copy, use, and adapt the articles, provided that the source
is mentioned and that eventual derivative works are released under the same
terms (see Copyleft).

This project offers general knowledge books that are free as in freedom.
It publishes plain text digital versions of public-domain works. If you are
looking for a copy of a classic book, your search should start here.

The Free Technology Academy (FTA) is a joint initiative from
several educational institutions in various countries. It aims to
contribute to a society that permits all users to study, participate and
build upon existing knowledge without restrictions. The FTA offers an
online master level programme with course modules about Free
Technologies. These courses are taught completely online in a virtual
campus based on the Campus Project interoperability framework.

The FTA is a collaboration between the Free Knowledge Institute, the
Open University of Catalonia (Spain) and the Open University of the
Netherlands. A larger group of Associate Partners adds to the founding
base with a network of organisations that share a common interest in
offering courses in the area of Free Technology. The FTA is extending
the current network of partners and collaborations continuously and
encourages both individuals and organizations to contribute to the
community.